Martin Tingvall was born in 1974 in Schonen, a province in southern Sweden. After attending a high school for the performing arts his studies began at Skurups Folkhögskola, a Swedish form of community college, then he went on to study jazz piano, composition and improvisation at the Malmö Academy of Music. In between he completed a semester abroad in the Netherlands at the Academy of Music of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen. In 1999 Martin Tingvall performed a 'final exam' concert to graduate from the Malmö Academy of Music. Shortly afterward he moved to Hamburg, Germany. Since then he has worked together with many well-known recording artists in his capacities as musician and songwriter in a wide variety of music genres: for instance with Udo Lindenberg, Gunther Gabriel and Inga Rumpf, to name only a few.
In 2003 Martin Tingvall founded the Tingvall Trio together with Omar Rodriguez Calvo on bass and Jürgen Spiegel on drums. Since 2006 six studio albums and one live album by the trio have been released on SKIP Records, a label based in Hamburg. Martin Tingvall has composed all of the pieces for the Tingvall Trio until now. Though increasingly well known on a national scale, their activities are not limited to Germany: The trio has received three ECHO Awards and meanwhile established itself successfully on the European Jazz scene.
In 2012 Martin Tingvall released “En ny dag”, his first solo piano album. Three years later he has released the second solo album entitled “Distance”. Alongside compositions for solo piano and the Tingvall Trio, Martin Tingvall also writes songs for other artists, movie soundtracks, theatre and other projects.
Milestones
2024
Martin Tingvall composes and produces the entire soundtrack for the TV series Die Toten von Marnow 2 – Finsteres Herz (directed by Andreas Herzog).
2023
Martin Tingvall composes the ARD crime thriller Tod am Rennsteig – Auge um Auge (directed by Maris Pfeiffer).
Gold Award for the album Tingvall Trio - in Concert and Platinum Award for the Tingvall Trio album Vägen.
The eighth studio album of the Tingvall Trio, Birds, is released and reaches number 1 on the German Jazz Charts and number 21 on the German Pop Charts.
2022
Martin Tingvall composes a musical based on the novella Der Schimmelreiter (Theodor Storm) commissioned by the Theater Kiel.
For the Saarbrücken Tatort episode Das Herz der Schlange (directed by Luzie Loose), Martin Tingvall composes the soundtrack.
The Tingvall Trio receives their second IMPALA Award in their career: this time for over 20,000 units sold in Europe of the album BEAT.
2021
When Light Returns, Martin Tingvall's fourth solo piano album, is released in the midst of the pandemic, becomes an album of hope and reaches number 1 on the German Jazz Charts..
Martin Tingvall composes the entire soundtrack for the TV series Die Toten von Marnow (directed by Andreas Herzog).
Redemption – Original Soundtrack Die Toten von Marnow is released alongside the ARD series.
TV concert: SWR Big Band performs the songs of Martin Tingvall (arr. Magnus Lindgren).
2020
Martin Tingvall composes the theme song "Niemals dran gezweifelt" for the Udo Lindenberg biopic Mach' dein Ding.
The seventh studio album of the Tingvall Trio, Dance, is released.
2019
Martin Tingvall received the German Composing Award in the category "Jazz/Crossover".
The Rocket, Martin Tingvall's third piano solo album was released. Right after the release Martin Tingvall's new album "The Rocket" hits the number one of the German Jazzcharts two months in a row.
Martin Tingvall's solo piano-album "Distance" reaches gold status with more than 10.000 units sold.
The title track of Tingvall's current album "The Rocket" can be experienced in VR - and Tingvall has produced the song as an electronic remix "The Rocket In Space".
2018
For Udo Lindenbergs new album "MTV unplugged 2" Martin Tingvall composed the new song "Niemals dran gezweifelt". The album entered the Germand charts immediately as No.1.
Martin Tingvall writes the score to "Zorn", an episode of "Tatort", a popular crime series.
The SWR (Southwestern German broadcast) Bigband plays Tingvalls music.
Martin Tingvall composed a whole musical for the public theater in Kiel. Together with the artistic director Daniel Karasek and his colleague Kerstin Daiber who together adapted the text of Shakespear's comedy "twelfth night" Martin Tingvall (music) and Regy Clasen (songtexts) created a new musical.
The seventh album of Tingvall Trio "Cirklar" receives a gold record.
2017
Cirklar, the seventh album of tingvall trio, is relaesed. The album not only hits the No. 1 on the German Jazz charts, it is even ranked on No. 29 of the German Pop Charts.
Martin Tingvall receives a gold record for his piano-solo album "En ny dag".
In collaboration with Rolf Zuckowski, a well known German singer and songwriter, Martin Tingvall makes the christmas album "Wär uns der Himmel immer so nah".
2016
Udo Lindenberg's album "Stärker als die Zeit" is released. Martin Tingvall composed the single "Wenn du gehst" as well as two other songs "Eldorado" and "Muss da durch". The album was the most successful album in Germany that year.
Martin Tingvall writes the score to "Durchgedreht, an episode of "Tatort", a popular crime series.
2015
“Distance”, the second solo piano album by Martin Tingvall, is released.
Martin Tingvall writes the score to the German ARD network made-for-TV drama “Für eine Nacht... und immer?”.
The Tingvall Trio receives a gold record for the album "Beat".
2014
The Tingvall Trio receives a gold record for the album “Skagerrak”.
“Beat”, the fifth album by the Tingvall Trio, is released and promptly ranks 58th on the German Pop charts.
Martin Tingvall writes the score to the German ARD network made-for-TV drama “Die Sache mit der Wahrheit”.
2013
“In Concert”, the Tingvall Trio’s first live album, is released.
Martin Tingvall writes the soundtrack to “Hüter der Tundra”, a documentary film, and the score to “Grenzgänger”, an episode of “Tatort”, a popular crime series.
The Tingvall Trio receives a gold record for the album “Norr”.
2012
The Tingvall Trio is honoured with an ECHO Jazz Award as “Best Ensemble National” and additionally receives an ECHO Jazz Audience Choice Award for the “Best Live Act of the Year”.
“En ny dag”, the first solo album by Martin Tingvall, is released and ranked continuously on the German Jazz charts for 6 months following release.
Martin Tingvall writes the scores to the German WDR network made-for-TV movie “Jahr des Drachen” and to “Scheinwelten”, an episode of “Tatort”, a popular crime series.
The Tingvall Trio receives two gold records for the albums “Vattensaga” and “Vägen”.
2011
“Vägen”, the fourth album by the Tingvall Trio, is released. The album not only hits No. 1 on the German Jazz charts, it is even ranked on the German Pop charts.
Udo Lindenberg’s album “MTV Unplugged - Live aus dem Hotel Atlantic” is released. The only new song on it, “Das Leben”, was composed by Martin Tingvall. The album remains in the charts for weeks and ends up being the bestselling album (multiple platinum) by a German recording artist in 2011.
The Tingvall Trio and Bernd Skibbe (SKIP Records) are awarded the HANS Hamburg Music Prize for the “Best Production of the Year” for the album “Vägen”.
2010
The Tingvall Trio is honoured with an ECHO Jazz Award as “Best Ensemble National”.
2009
“Vattensaga”, the third album by the Tingvall Trio, is released.
First movie soundtrack with the song “Unsterblich” (sung by Baschi, a well-known Swiss vocalist) on the film entitled “Zweiohrküken” (directed by Til Schweiger).
2008
“Norr”, the second album by the Tingvall Trio, is released.
Udo Lindenberg’s successful come-back album “Stark wie Zwei” is released. Martin Tingvall composed the single “Wenn du durchhängst”, as well as two other songs,“Woddy Woddy Wodka” and “Der Astronaut muss weiter”. The album was ranked No. 1 on the German charts for weeks.
2006
“Skagerrak”, the first album by the Tingvall Trio, is released.
2004
2003
Founding of the Tingvall Trio.
First encounter with Udo Lindenberg and first tour with Udo Lindenberg to Beijing and Shanghai.
Second Place in the EMI Music Publishing Songwriter Contest (1400 entries).
2001
Second tour with Orange Blue, a band from Hamburg.
Regular member of Inga Rumpf and Friends, a band featuring female vocalist Inga Rumpf.
2000
First tour with Orange Blue, a band from Hamburg.
1999
Graduation concert at the Malmö Academy of Music in Sweden; moved to Hamburg, Germany.
